Best Buy Co., Inc.

The Apple Watch is heading to some Best Buy stores ahead of the holiday shopping season. Best Buy Co. says it will sell the Apple Watch at 100 of its stores and on its website on August 7. Another 200 Best Buy stores will offer the smartwatch before the end of the year. Best Buy, which has more than 1,000 stores in the U.S., says it's the first national retailer to sell the watch outside of Apple Inc.'s stores. The retailer, based in Richfield, Minnesota, will offer models of the smartwatch that cost between $349.99 and $699.99. Apple unveiled the watch in September and began taking orders in April. The Cupertino, California, company hasn't released any sale figures for the...

The Apple Watch is heading to some Best Buy stores ahead of the holiday shopping season. Best Buy Co. says it will sell the Apple Watch at 100 of its stores and on its website on August 7. Another 200 Best Buy stores will offer the smartwatch before the...

Mitt Romney on the stump, singles at the bar, car salesmen on the lot: All sorts of people are practicing the art of persuasion, with varying degrees of success.
We like to think that we make our own decisions, that we're in control. But we're all open...

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As shoppers find the best Black Friday deals and swipe their credit cards, The Baltimore Sun shares their stories.
Deals 'better than what we thought'
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Chelsea Haig huddled under a pink blanket outside Toys 'R' Us in Towson, sipping a cup of coffee in the dark as she chatted up other bargain hunters lined up in camp chairs.
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Online or in line, Apple's hot new iPad 2 goes on sale Friday.
Starting at 3 a.m. Central Time, you can order online, and Apple is promising fast shipping. Or, starting at 5 p.m. everywhere, Apple will start selling the iPad in store and help you set...